List all the ways these compositional devices are used in each of the songs:
1.'So What' Repetition -Trumpet and sax 'answer' motif. repeated in head.
-Bass 'call motif' in head
-Bass and piano- ostinato
-Drum plays same swing beat throughout all solos
-Piano 'answer motif' in head is repeated
-Head is repeated at the end after improvised solos
-Head repeats up a semitone in Eb Dorian
-Structure of head: AABA
-Bass line opening with the paino chords playing the 'so what' call and response motif.
-drums play along with every beat, swung rhtyhm created by the ride cymbal.
-same pattern/structre throughout Head and Solo's
- Trumpet and Sax motif repeated in the head. structure AABA
Variation -Head starts off as D dorian then repeats up a semitone in Eb dorian
- Rhythm section plays same chords and rhythm under each improvised solo
- It occurs through; instrumentation and tone colour.
- Bass line is varied within the head slightly on some repetitions.
- The two chord pattern played in the head is played with a different rhythm for a couple of bars towards the end
- Bass line varied by differnet articuations.
-Head reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepeats up 1 semitone, rhythm section plays same chords under solo's
-IMPROVISED SOLOS; - Each solo is a variation of rhythm, melody. t.c., range and register, instrumentation Trumpet- more on the back of the beat. Shorter note value, varies in tone colour, variety rhythmic and melodic patterns, wider range of notes. Tenor Sax - Different rhythms, different melodic patterns, exploring different register, variation in different tone color and using a different range of notes. Alto Sax - Higher register than all of the above.
Piano - Explores new harmonies and all of the above.
Short Bass Solo - Lowest of all solos, and shortest of all solos
- solo section=
piano plays chord 'stabs'
soloist plays for as long as they want. no set amount of time for solo's. after solo's goes back to head.
solo's-
trumpet, rhythm patters, wider rnage of notes, tone colour, shorter note values
Tenor sax- different melodic rhtyhm patterns, exploring different register and tone colour. creative.
Alto solo- Higher register and all of the above.
piano solo- explores new harmonic chords, plus all of above.
short bass solo.
HEAD returns.
bass line in last head varies slightly on some repeats.
Contrast Contrast occurs in the intro. The intro is slower, free rhythm, very rubato with no clear sense of pulse. It creates a disjointed and quite dissonant effect.
2. 'All Blues' Repetition -Bass line and piano ostinato throughout the whole song
-head repeats at end after solos
-same chord progression used through whole song
-within 36 bar head
- there is a 12 bar melody repeated once with the accompanying figure from saxes occuring 3 times
-piano plays comps throughout
-ostinato in snare drum and cymbal continues throughout
- Rhythm section restates head accompaniment theme between solos
Variation - bar 9 of the 12 bar head melody piano and bass shift up D7#9 up a semitone to Eb7#9
-second statement of trumpet head theme slight variation of rhythm
-muted trumpet explores the melody with different inflections in head
-Outro is a variation of the Intro, with the trumpet occasionally playing a different melody.
-Piano sometimes plays different voicings over the repeated chord progression.
-A Trumpet improvised solo. No saxes. Rhythm more swung, clear on ride cymbals. Trumpets non muted. New melody, embellishes notes, more complex rhythm, wider range, experiments with rests, un-predictiable spaces between phrases. Reasonable simple style, no fancy highly ornmented runs. Piano accompanies runs. Piano accompainment explores different rhythms, occasional stabs.
-B Alto sax-new tone colour, more complex. moves away from original melody. alot of chromatic notes, wide range of notes. moves away from original mode. -C Tenor sax solo. deeper register, more mellow sound, different rhythmic groupings, lots of triplets, tied notes, more complex runs.
Contrast -Contrast between head and the solos.
HEAD: Length of bars-30+ bars
SOLOS: are more rhythmic and more complex. Contrast in range. Length of bars-60+ bars. Contrast in texture.
1.'So What'
Repetition
-Trumpet and sax 'answer' motif. repeated in head.
-Bass 'call motif' in head
-Bass and piano- ostinato
-Drum plays same swing beat throughout all solos
-Piano 'answer motif' in head is repeated
-Head is repeated at the end after improvised solos
-Head repeats up a semitone in Eb Dorian
-Structure of head: AABA
-Bass line opening with the paino chords playing the 'so what' call and response motif.
-drums play along with every beat, swung rhtyhm created by the ride cymbal.
-same pattern/structre throughout Head and Solo's
- Trumpet and Sax motif repeated in the head. structure AABA
Variation
-Head starts off as D dorian then repeats up a semitone in Eb dorian
- Rhythm section plays same chords and rhythm under each improvised solo
- It occurs through; instrumentation and tone colour.
- Bass line is varied within the head slightly on some repetitions.
- The two chord pattern played in the head is played with a different rhythm for a couple of bars towards the end
- Bass line varied by differnet articuations.
-Head reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepeats up 1 semitone, rhythm section plays same chords under solo's
-IMPROVISED SOLOS;
- Each solo is a variation of rhythm, melody. t.c., range and register, instrumentation
Trumpet- more on the back of the beat. Shorter note value, varies in tone colour, variety rhythmic and melodic patterns, wider range of notes.
Tenor Sax - Different rhythms, different melodic patterns, exploring different register, variation in different tone color and using a different range of notes.
Alto Sax - Higher register than all of the above.
Piano - Explores new harmonies and all of the above.
Short Bass Solo - Lowest of all solos, and shortest of all solos
- solo section=
piano plays chord 'stabs'
soloist plays for as long as they want. no set amount of time for solo's. after solo's goes back to head.
solo's-
trumpet, rhythm patters, wider rnage of notes, tone colour, shorter note values
Tenor sax- different melodic rhtyhm patterns, exploring different register and tone colour. creative.
Alto solo- Higher register and all of the above.
piano solo- explores new harmonic chords, plus all of above.
short bass solo.
HEAD returns.
bass line in last head varies slightly on some repeats.
Contrast
Contrast occurs in the intro. The intro is slower, free rhythm, very rubato with no clear sense of pulse. It creates a disjointed and quite dissonant effect.
2. 'All Blues'
Repetition
-Bass line and piano ostinato throughout the whole song
-head repeats at end after solos
-same chord progression used through whole song
-within 36 bar head
- there is a 12 bar melody repeated once with the accompanying figure from saxes occuring 3 times
-piano plays comps throughout
-ostinato in snare drum and cymbal continues throughout
- Rhythm section restates head accompaniment theme between solos
Variation
- bar 9 of the 12 bar head melody piano and bass shift up D7#9 up a semitone to Eb7#9
-second statement of trumpet head theme slight variation of rhythm
-muted trumpet explores the melody with different inflections in head
-Outro is a variation of the Intro, with the trumpet occasionally playing a different melody.
-Piano sometimes plays different voicings over the repeated chord progression.
-A Trumpet improvised solo. No saxes. Rhythm more swung, clear on ride cymbals. Trumpets non muted. New melody, embellishes notes, more complex rhythm, wider range, experiments with rests, un-predictiable spaces between phrases. Reasonable simple style, no fancy highly ornmented runs. Piano accompanies runs. Piano accompainment explores different rhythms, occasional stabs.
-B Alto sax-new tone colour, more complex. moves away from original melody. alot of chromatic notes, wide range of notes. moves away from original mode.
-C Tenor sax solo. deeper register, more mellow sound, different rhythmic groupings, lots of triplets, tied notes, more complex runs.
Contrast
-Contrast between head and the solos.
HEAD: Length of bars-30+ bars
SOLOS: are more rhythmic and more complex. Contrast in range. Length of bars-60+ bars. Contrast in texture.